A Student’s Attitude towards Sports and Recreational Tourism at the School
Natalija Ostojic, Jovan Plavsa and Milan Radakovic
Research Paper I Published October,2016
Research Journal of Educational Studies and Review Vol. 2 (4), pp. 43-49.
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we dealt with the examination of the
statistical differences between athletes and non-athletes of
school age in their attitude towards sport and sports-
recreational tourism and whether there is a difference
between older and younger children in these two dependent
variables. Participants in the study were children athletes
(those who are actively engaged in a sport that is, have
regular training and participated in a club) and those
children who are engaged in recreational sports or are not
involved in sports at all. The sample was N = 357, of which
182 (51.0%) are athletes (51.0%) and 175 (49.0%) are
non-athletes. To investigate the influence of their age,
subjects were divided into younger (10 to 12 years) and
older children (13 to 15 years). In total, there were 168
boys (47.1%) and 189 (52.9%) girls. Approximately the same
percentage of respondents came from town (48%) and country
(52%) area. Although the most of respondents reported they
like traveling in their spare time, they stated that their
traveling depends on parents’ income. Boys are more active
than girls, are more involved in organized sport and prefer
more intense and more frequent sport traveling. Respondents
who do not do sports mostly preferred activities related to
fun and relaxation, as well as socializing with peers.
Key Words: Children, Sport, Gender Differences,
Attitude and Sport-Recreational Tourism.
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